--- title: "JPII Conference Panel Discussion: Church, State and Religious Liberty" description: This JPII Conference panel discussion on Pope Leo XIII and modern Catholic social thought features Dr. Christopher Wolfe and Dr. Gerard Bradley. image: https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/Light%20and%20Truth%20Assets/JP2%20Conference%203.jpg --- ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1217303775117752&ev=PageView&noscript=1) # JPII Conference Panel Discussion: Church, State and Religious Liberty October 30, 2025   /   By  Lectures at UDallas ![Container-1](https://24176245.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/24176245/hubfs/Theme_2026/Container-1.png?width=100&height=12&name=Container-1.png) ![](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/Light%20and%20Truth%20Assets/JP2%20Conference%203.jpg) - [Culture](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/culture) - [Philosophy](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/philosophy) - [Faith](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/faith) - [Civics](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/civics) - [Education](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/education) - [Ethics](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/ethics) - [Catholic](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/catholic) - [Politics](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/politics) Share: - - - This JPII Conference panel discussion on Pope Leo XIII and modern Catholic social thought covers church and state as it relates to religious liberty.   This panel discussion was held on October 30, 2025 and featured:  Dr. Christopher Wolfe President Emeritus of the Dallas Forum for Law, Politics, and Culture Dr. Gerard Bradley Professor of Law Emeritus at Notre Dame Law School Director, Natural Law Institute   [![Lectures at UDallas](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/Light%20and%20Truth%20Assets/UD_Icon_White-blue-background.png) ](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/author/lectures-at-udallas) ### [Lectures at UDallas](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/author/lectures-at-udallas) The University of Dallas hosts various presenters, professors, and lecturers on campus throughout the year. We invite you to watch recordings of these lectures and join the conversation. Leave a comment ### Comments () Show all Continue Reading ### Related Posts ![Light & Truth Conversations: Rabbi Mark Gottlieb on Recovering Education and the Formation of the Human Person](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/Light%20and%20Truth%20Assets/L%26T%20RABBI%20GOTTLIEB%20thumb.jpg) [Culture](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/culture) April 07, 2026 #### Light & Truth Conversations: Rabbi Mark Gottlieb on Recovering Education and the Formation of the Human Person Recently, University of Dallas President Jonathan J. Sanford had the privil... [Read More](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/light-truth-conversations-rabbi-mark-gottlieb-on-recovering-education-and-the-formation-of-the-human-person) ![Light & Truth Conversations: Faith, Vocation, and the Power of a Liberal Arts Education with Katie McGrady](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/Social/Screenshot%202026-03-25%20at%2010.37.08%E2%80%AFAM.png) [Culture](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/culture) March 18, 2026 #### Light & Truth Conversations: Faith, Vocation, and the Power of a Liberal Arts Education with Katie McGrady "One of the great joys of serving as president of the University of Dallas ... [Read More](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/light-truth-conversations-faith-vocation-and-the-power-of-a-liberal-arts-education-with-katie-mcgrady) ![Episode 8: The Liberal Arts: Aristotle’s Path to Wisdom in an Age of Instant Answers](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/Light%20and%20Truth%20Assets/ep8.jpeg) [Culture](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/tag/culture) March 09, 2026 #### Episode 8: The Liberal Arts: Aristotle’s Path to Wisdom in an Age of Instant Answers We live in a moment that rewards speed. A question occurs to us, we reach f... [Read More](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/episode-8-the-liberal-arts-aristotles-path-to-wisdom-in-an-age-of-instant-answers) [![UD_Logo_Horizontal_White_WithTagline](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Light%20and%20Truth%20Assets/UD_Logo_Horizontal_White_WithTagline.png?width=2000&name=UD_Logo_Horizontal_White_WithTagline.png) ](https://udallas.edu/) #### 1845 East Northgate Drive Irving, Texas 75062-4736 ## Stay in the light Get weekly content delivered #### [Explore](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/light-truth-resources) #### [About](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/about) [![facebook](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UD-2026/facebook.png?width=24&height=24&name=facebook.png) ](https://www.facebook.com/udallas) [![mdi_instagram](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/UD-2026/mdi_instagram.svg) ](https://www.instagram.com/universityofdallas/) [![twitter](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UD-2026/twitter.png?width=16&height=16&name=twitter.png) ](https://x.com/UofDallas) [![linkedin](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UD-2026/linkedin.png?width=23&height=23&name=linkedin.png) ](https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-dallas/) [![you tube](https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UD-2026/you%20tube.png?width=32&height=21&name=you%20tube.png) ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAEQxe49Cp1m3SzszjUgo8Q) © 2026 University of Dallas ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Lectures at UDallas", "url" : "https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/author/lectures-at-udallas" }, "dateModified" : "2026-04-27T17:17:49.761Z", "datePublished" : "2025-10-30T13:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "JPII Conference Panel Discussion: Church, State and Religious Liberty", "image" : [ "https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/Light%20and%20Truth%20Assets/JP2%20Conference%203.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/blog/jpii-conference-panel-discussion-2025-church-state-and-religious-liberty", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/hubfs/UD%20Rebrand/UD_Logo_Stacked_Blue.png" }, "name" : "University of Dallas" } } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "VideoObject", "caption" : { "@type" : "MediaObject", "contentUrl" : "https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/media-transcripts/211455779915/en.vtt", "inLanguage" : "en", "name" : "en Captions" }, "contentUrl" : "https://20518287.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20518287/video_assets/211455779915/inherited/web_optimized.mp4", "dateModified" : "2026-04-21T14:10:18.032Z", "duration" : "PT34M49S", "height" : 1080, "name" : "L&T RABBI MARK GOTTLIEB", "thumbnailUrl" : "https://api-na1.hubspot.com/filemanager/api/v3/files/thumbnail-redirect/211455779915?portalId=20518287&size=medium", "uploadDate" : "2026-04-21T13:51:18.331Z", "width" : 1920 } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "VideoObject", "caption" : { "@type" : "MediaObject", "contentUrl" : "https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/media-transcripts/211455742102/en.vtt", "inLanguage" : "en", "name" : "en Captions" }, "contentUrl" : "https://20518287.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20518287/video_assets/211455742102/inherited/web_optimized.mp4", "dateModified" : "2026-04-21T14:10:29.523Z", "duration" : "PT29M52S", "height" : 1080, "name" : "L&T KATY MCGRADY", "thumbnailUrl" : "https://api-na1.hubspot.com/filemanager/api/v3/files/thumbnail-redirect/211455742102?portalId=20518287&size=medium", "uploadDate" : "2026-04-21T13:51:23.111Z", "width" : 1920 } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "VideoObject", "caption" : { "@type" : "MediaObject", "contentUrl" : "https://lightandtruth.udallas.edu/media-transcripts/210660154938/en.vtt", "inLanguage" : "en", "name" : "en Captions" }, "contentUrl" : "https://20518287.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20518287/video_assets/210660154938/inherited/web_optimized.mp4", "dateModified" : "2026-04-13T18:51:27.593Z", "duration" : "PT4M15S", "height" : 2160, "name" : "SANFORD LIBERAL ARTS 8", "thumbnailUrl" : "https://api-na1.hubspot.com/filemanager/api/v3/files/thumbnail-redirect/210660154938?portalId=20518287&size=medium", "uploadDate" : "2026-04-08T03:55:12.344Z", "width" : 3840 } ```